Davenport bed



ou. 2, 192s.

` l 686 384 c. l. LAMB DAVENPORT BEAD Filed Des. 4. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 l I l c. l. LAM- DAVENPORT BED Filed Dec. 4, 192.2

3 sheets-sheet 2 Oct; 2;'1928;

C. l. LAMB DAVENPORT BED Filed vec. 1. 1.922 s sheets-sheet 3 Patented Oct. 2, 1928'.

j y incassi A ifuNiTEn *stares ri firfr`131W Vm;.-CE- i CiriePetitsl I; LAMB, or NASHVILLE, rENNEssnnnssI'GNon To THE s'ENG COMPANY, oF CHICAGO, 1LLINoIs, A lcoRronA'mIoN or ILLINOIS.-

' nAvENPoRT razen Application filed December '4, 1922. Seriallll'o.l 604,681.

` This invention relates to a olding davenport bed of the type in which the sections are ioldable under the seat with a back and seat hinged inthe frame and rotatable upwardly and :forwardly respectively. Among the objects of the invention are: t'o provide told ing bed vbottom lsections entirely separate and unconnected with the seat itself; to provide improved flocking means or holding the bed bottom structure in raised or unfolded cony dition; to support `some of the bed arm sections from `the'underside of the'seat when the latter is inverted; to providesolidly at-- tached legs for supporting the outermost bed section and for .folding these legs under the seat without collapsing them; to provide improved side supporting members or'the bed sections upon which they are mounted and movable in thefends y01": the frame; and in general, to .provi-dethe construction herein shown and described.

In the; accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a side view of. one frame end 'removed oi a 'davenport bed inlopen position; constructed in accordance `with the principles of this invention; Fig;- 2 is` a similar view but with the 'bed' frame sections vin .folded position;

Fig. 3 is a rear view illustrating the opera# ti'onof the locking member; and 1- is a plan view of theloedl in 'openposition L In many davenport beds the sectional bed i L bottom is vattached by links or otherwise to thev underside/ot the seat so that whenV the 'seat is` raised the bed sections will be unfolded or partially uniold'ed'by the opening of the seat. IIn such arcas'e the operator *must notonly raise the seat, but also must partially raise the bed sections which maybe 'of considerable. weight; furthermore, this 'operation :limits 'the folding oflthe bed sections to certain. ways in order to be covered by the seat. f In the present inventiont-he seat is irst raised and-'overturnedin front of: the trame and thenby stepping upon a suitable support on the underside of the seat the sectional frame is easily accessible for 4this-unfolding movement which consists not `an angle vso that as the uppermost section is carried outwardly the other'lsections will be lraised andfat least one of 'them will be suitably supported by t-hezfrontot the seat itselfl in' this overturned.4 position. Y

Referring nowimoreparticularly ,to the e drawings, end fra-mes lare rigidly'connecte'd at the 'back by cross pieces Qat 'the front by afront board 3. An, upholstered 'seat 4 fis pivot'ally mounted at 'the .front ofthe frame by hinging brackets 5, and connecting the lower edge ofthe iront seat' and the i top of the foot' board i3 is a fabric strip or valance 6. At the' upper end of the frame 1 a. back 7 is so pivoted that it 'willfrest against a topstrip '8 inraised .posit-ion; as shown in legs 94 at the rear 'of the 'seat 4' .in closed position, the legs 'supportingthe outer edge of the seat from the floor when the seat is overturned.`

The bed bottom 10, a short connecting sectionll; an' intermediate section'll, anouter section 13, and la connecting support 15 between 4thepouter and intermediate sections. When folded these sections/lie in,l the (generallshape of a letter S, the, upper. faceoi the outer section remaining uppermost at all times. 1 To. sup` portthe bed bottom in lever 16 inthe form of a bellcrank pivoted tof the inside of each frame end and one extremity of each lever isj'pivoted.. to the end of the rear bedsection' 1() intermediate the sides' -thereoi1 and to l.the otherend ofthe leverI is pivoted-'a slotted link 17.

1 Fig. 1v and will engage and cover supporting comprises a rear section y the :trame there yis v The movement of this link' witliqrespectto the leveris limite'dwin yone direction by an thereof.' These pivoted levers 16 form the onlydirect connection tor mounting the sec'- tional bed bottom in the frame. 'At' the rear ot the frame is. a loose connection preterably consisting of short chains 21.' each connected at one end' to the'irame 1 andiatvthe other end to ythe rearmost bed section 10, to limit the upward movement of the bed ysectOil LThe's0.linectng .members 15 flbOpPO* in the 'folding and unfolding movement site sides of the bed bottom are connected by `oppositely.turned channel bars 22 forming a truss for preventing the collapse of the bed bottom, andextending downwardly adjacent each end of the trussthus formed is a projection 23 for engaging a striker plate 24;A carriedvbyfthe seat 4c and preferably at theupper (wheninverted) ends of the .legs

9. The sections 12 and 13 are therefore supported and braced by the connecting truss which bears upon the underside of the seat directly in line with the supporting legs 9 thereof. At the outer end of the section 13 are` iXed supporting' legs`25.` This outer end of the section* 134 also 'carries apivoted bail 26whichis rotatable upwardly to' form alp'illow'rest, springtongue 27 for holding the bed clothes, and' handles 28for .raising and lowering the bed sections.

In order to support the rear section 10 in 'its raised position, as shown in Fig.` 1, a locking device comprisin'gfa lbail29 is pivoted atyits ends at the front and rear of the frame and rests upon cross braces'BO. This bail carries a projection 31 and lwhen rotated upwardly, the projection engages the rear frame of the'secti'onlO and the bail itself engages the centralportion of a truss bar which yjoins the connecting sections 11 'tothcrbed bottom. In order toraise and lower the baila bar33 is pivoted to' the rear of the bail and has a bent upper extremity 34 which engages over one of the back cross rails 8 where stops 85 are provided for limiting and holding av bar in either positionof the bail 29.4 Vith this bail in its raised posi tion -therear portion of the bed can-not collapse and the bed ysections can not be folded. The engagement ofthe bail with thedownward extension of thetruss bar 32 andthe-'height of the projection 31 thereon insures that it is sufficiently below the level of the bed bottom to offer no objectionable obstruction toa personsleeping therein; y

'Attached' to each side of the frame is a bar 36with an'offset 37'at the top where it is'icnnnectedv to the frame, the lower end beingfree from any connection and acting only as va guide for the bedsections.v EX'- tending y'from vthe underside ofthe-seat :is ashortfleg 38 on each side thereof which is adapted 'to'engage the shoulder 37 of the bar 36 vwhen the "seaft" is' overturned, thereby l rigidly 'supporting thefvseat in this 'position YAlso attached to 'the undersdeof theseat and preferably about :midway of the-ends isa plate 39vk forming ast-ep upon which the foot vor feet may rest injfolding and unfold'- yingthe bed bottom.- f 1 "'Inkorde'r vto spa'ce the bed sections apart in theirffolded position, the Hrear sectionflO is provided with a rigid upright arm 40 on Veach side thereof which is adapted to engage the intermediate section 12.` These'arms' are only at the side of the section and are within the frame so that they offer no objectioni able obstruction to a person sleeping in the bed. When the bed sections are folded the lowermost section `rest-s upon the bail 29 and upon the cross pieces 30, and the legs 2'5 are disposed at the front just behind the front board. Plenty of space4 is provided vfor bedding or for a mattress which is usually attached to or carried by the bed bottom which comprises a spring supported fabric 11 carried by the bed bottom frames, the bed clothes also assuming` the S-shaped folded condition of the bed bot-tom sections.

v In operation, assuming thefseat and back to be in closed position, theback'is 'first ro* tated upwardly about its pivotA to the-rest position, as'shown in Fig. 2. vvThe s'eatis then overturned forwardly about its pivots yuntil the feet'9 thereof rest upon the Hoor.

This forms a solid support for stepping uponl the plate 39011 the underside ofthe seat, for grasping the handles 28 attached to the front edge of the front bed section 13. This ff section Yis raised until the legs25 `will Vclear the Ifront board'and then thebed frame is pulled upwardly and outwardly as the oper-` ator steps down and off of the plate 39. This n will raise and swing outwardly-.the intermediate section 12 Carrying the slotted links 17 therewith until vthe `overturned lug v18 reaches its limiting position in 7engagement with the intermediate of the leverl 16, The

lowering m'ovementfof thev outer sections 13 and 12 in allowing' them to swing into place raises the inner end of theA lever 16 and with it raises the inner section 10 andthe con'- necting'` section 11.' During this movement ofthe bed 'bottom the headed projection 19 li'as'kmoved in the slot 20 from one end, as shown in Fig. 1, as the'bed bottom' swings into' placethe supporting and connecting truss member 11 rests upon'y `the abutment provided for itV at the outer edge ofthe overturned seat thus supporting the adjacent versed; the bail is' iirst turned downwardly,

the `outer sections 12 and 13 are raised and are held in alinement by the engagementfof the'connecting 'member' 1'5 vas these sections tend to swing in the opposite direction,

carrying with them the slotted linksV 17 which vturn 'about their 5 pivots on' the lever 16 the headed projections 19 sliding in the proacliing the vertical, the bed sections 12 and 13 break inwardly at theirpointof connection and 'fold over in the back of the frame, the levers 16 at this time swinging downwardly about their pivots until the bed section l() is in Vits lowermost position. The bed sections will then assume the positions shown in Fig. 2 whereupon the seat is turned back into the frame and the back rotated downwardly against the legs 9 in this position.

I claim:

l. In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional folding bed bottom supported therein, a seat invertibly mounted at the front of the frame and having no connection with the bed bottom, and a step mounted on the underside of the seat to provide a foot support for an operator in reaching over the seat to unfold the bed bottom.

2. The combination with a supporting frame, of a sectional bed bottom mounted therein, a lateral guide for the bed bottom in its folded position having an offset adjacent its upper end, and a seat pivotally mounted at the front of the frame and having no connection with the bed bottom provided with a projection at each side thereof for engaging the offset of the said guide'to support the seat in closed position.

3. In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional bed bottom of three or more sections mounted for folding therein, comprising a depending truss member between the two outermost sections, a seat invertibly mounted at the front of the frame independent of any connection with the bed bottom having a fixed support at its outer side when inverted, and means on the underside of the seat at the outer edge thereof for providing an engaging surface for the truss member.

4. In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional folding bed bottom mounted therein and comprising a depending truss member intermediate the ends thereof, aninvertib-le seat having a fixed support at its outer side and contact plates on the upper surface thereof when inverted, and a support for one of the outer bed sections when the bed bottom is extended, the truss member engaging the plates on the seat for supporting the intermediate portion of the bed-bottom.

5. In a davenport bed, a sectional folding bed bottom, a frame therefor, and means for pivotally mounting and supporting the bed bottom in the frame, said means comprising an angle lever pivoted' at each side of the frame, one end of which is connected to the rear bed section, and a slotted member pivoted to the other end of the angle lever and having a sliding connection with another' bed section.

6. In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional folding bed bottom, an angle lever at each side Vor che frame-ene and of which' is .prv-ee ally connected to the rear Ibed setiomfand a member pivoted to the other end of the angleil'ever having a stop for Alimiting its movement in yone direction,A and having 'a slot engaged 'by a projection from a bed section remote "from the rear bed section.

7 In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional bed bottom foldable in the frame and comprising'three or more sections,lever pivoted at one end tothe rear section and intermediate its ends to the frame, a supporting link pivoted to the other end of the lever and having a pin and slot engagement with the second section from the said rear section.

8. In a davenport bed, a frame, a seat pivoted at the front thereof and independently supported inopen and closed position, a foldable bed bottom comprising a plurality of sections, and supporting means comprising a supporting lever at each side of the frame connected to the rear section and with a pivoted extension having a sliding connection with the third section therefrom for spacing and folding the sections independently of the seat in the form of an S below the seat.

9. In a davenport bed, a frame, and a ve section bed bottom foldable in the form vof an S in the frame, means for mounting the sections in the frame only comprising a lever at each side having a pivoted connection withV the lowermost section and an extension having a pfvoted and sliding connection with the third section, the three uppermost sections being movable outwardly and upward ly to raise the other sections into alinement therewith through the said mounting means.

10. In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional bed bottom, means for mounting the bed bottom in the frame only, said means comprising a single lever at each side of the frame having a pivoted connection at one end with one of the sections, and a pivoted exten-` sion at the other end of the lever having a pivoting and sliding connection with another section, this last named section and two upper sections being movable bodily upward and outward substantially into alinement to turn the said extension and lever for raising the rear section and moving all the sections into alinement to form the bed.

11. In a davenport bed, a frame, a` sectional folding bed bottom, one of the sections comprising a transverse truss bar, means for mounting the rearmost sections for raising movement when unfolded, and a locking bail movable to an upright position for engaging the underside of the said trussbar to hold the bed bottom in a bed position.

12. In a davenport bed, a frame, a sectional bed bottom foldable therein, means for mounting the sections to swing upwardly in the frame when unfolded, a. locking bail for engaging beneath some of the sections for holding them in raised position, and means atthe back of the frame lfor operating the lookinv bail. n e v 13.- n a davenport bed, a frame, a, sec- ',5 tional bed bottom foldable Within the frame, means for mounting the sections for raising movemetin theframe when unfolding, a

bail pivoted inthe frame and extending` transversely to hold the. rear section in thereof. l

. CHARLES I. LAMB. y 

